Plus Size Bloggers and US Magazines- A question

Vogue Italy

D2

Elle France

Evans UK

French Glamour

V Mag

What do these all have in common?

Yesterday on Twitter, news shared most recently, that French Glamour featured a full spread on their full figured fashion bloggers- AND it included two US fa(t)shion bloggers, Gabi and JFatshionable. Most notably, Times UK listed Gabi amongst one of its top 50 influential bloggers.

Fabulous right!

Yes!

However, this had me thinking, especially after reading @Feminista09 ‘s tweet yesterday …

feminista09: http://twitpic.com/1ld3sb @afrobella @fatshionable@55SecretStreet@RevoltRealWomen @jezebelDodai @jenniferweiner @dnyree@gabifresh#USfail

#USfail.

Hmmm.

Mentioned above, are the INTERNATIONAL magazines and retailers who have featured full figured fashion spreads or have integrated US plus size fashion bloggers in the mix(myself included). Which leaves me to wonder, with the slight exception to Marie Claire- with Ashley Falcon, why aren’t or haven’t the American fashion magazines celebrating, integrating, or including the us full figured fashion bloggers as integrally as their international counterparts?

One has to wonder. Why the consistent lack of a plus-size voice within US fashion magazines? It is evidenced there is a market for it… Especially as Crystal Renn, Ashley Graham, Tara Lynn, Lizzie Miller, Mia Amber, Fluvia Lacerda (to name only a few)- the plus size models whose curves fashion national campaigns, their faces grace magazine covers, their names recognized outside the plus community, and they champion size issues on national television. Especially as me, Gabi, and Nicolette – US fatshion bloggers, blog or Vlog for an international magazine’s website…

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